Fjúka
Old Icelandic Dictionary - fjúkaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fjúka" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
fjúka Old Icelandic word can mean:
- fjúka
- (fýk; fauk, fukum; fokinn), v.
- fjúka
- 1) to be drifted (tossed, blown) by the wind; tók þá at f., it began to snow and drift; var fjókanda veðr, there was a (drifting) snow-storm; nú er fokit í flest skjól, now most places of shelter are snowed up; no refuge is left;
- fjúka
- 2) fig. to fly off (fauk at höfuðið); láta ~ í kveðlingum, to let satiric verses fly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚴᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
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